35-homes are planned for derelict factory site
BRICKS, SLATES FROM BUILDING TO BE REUSED
A DERELICT industrial site in Hinckley could be turned into a complex of 35 homes.
The proposal for the buildings on Wood Street includes a range of apartments and houses, and a new two and a half storey building to replicate a terrace of cottages.
A planning document filed with the application said: “The Victorian factory is in poor condition making conversion commercially unviable.
“It is proposed to replace this with a new building which copies the scale and proportion of the original.
“Rebuilding will enable the new building to be eased back slightly from the road increasing the width of the footpath and thereby improving pedestrian safety and visibility from the site access.
“The reduced individual storey height of the proposed residential use means a third storey can be incorporated without noticeably increasing the overall height. The fenestration will follow the original industrial character.
“The bricks and slates from the demolition will be salvaged and re-used to build the replacement building. Brick detailing will also replicate the original.”
A 1930s building on the corner of Priory Walk would be converted into residential apartments, with a penthouse to be added on the roof.
Vehicles would access the site by an existing entrance on Wood Street, with the number of car parking spaces to increase from 28 to 37.
The document said: “Wood Street is a narrow one way street with a tight junction with New Buildings, therefore changing the use on the site from industrial to residential will improve highway safety and remove the potential for heavy commercial vehicles to the benefit of existing residents along Wood Street and Priory Walk.”
The re-development would include improvements for the pedestrian route down Cross Keys Yard that goes into the estate from Wood Street.
New dwellings would line the footpath creating a “more user friendly” route.
Changing the use on the site from industrial to residential will improve highway safety Application